Spain and France face off for a spot within the Euro 2024 last on July 9 after taking contrasting routes to the semifinal conflict in Munich.
As France have stumbled their approach by to the final 4, Spain’s flowing soccer has made them the group to beat in Germany.
Nonetheless, they should overturn a poor document towards the French in main event competitors to take action.
AFP Sport seems to be at 5 traditional clashes between the 2 nations:
Platini’s Euro 84
The primary assembly between two of European soccer’s powerhouses at a significant event didn’t happen till the ultimate of Euro 1984.
Spanish goalkeeper Luis Arconada dives in useless to attempt to cease the ball because it rolls behind the objective line following the free kick from France captain Michel Platini in the course of the last of the Euro 1984 soccer championship in Paris on June 27, 1984.
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Hosts France emerged victorious led by the imperious Michel Platini — whose 9 objectives in a single event stays a Euros document.
Platini opened the scoring on the Parc des Princes in a second that dogged Spanish goalkeeper Luis Arconada for the remainder of his profession.
Arconada let the French legend’s low free-kick slip by his grasp earlier than Bruno Bellone chipped the Spanish goalie in stoppage time to seal France’s first main event victory.
Djorkaeff stunner at Euro 2000
France additionally defeated Spain 2-1 en path to their second Euros win within the Netherlands and Belgium.
The quarter-final conflict in Bruges was a traditional that includes a free-kick from one other iconic French quantity 10.
Youri DJorkaeff (proper) celebrates a objective in the course of the Euro 2000 quarterfinal.
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Zinedine Zidane’s luxurious set-piece put Les Bleus in entrance earlier than Gaizka Mendieta’s penalty levelled.
Youri Djorkaeff smashed house the winner for a French aspect that was captained by present boss Didier Deschamps.
Zidane’s final likelihood
France’s dominance of the fixture in main event matches continued on German soil on the 2006 World Cup.
Spain had appeared the group to beat within the group stage and went in entrance within the last-16 conflict in Hannover by David Villa’s penalty.
France’s Zinedane Zidane
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However France hit again on their street to the ultimate.
Franck Ribery levelled together with his first worldwide objective earlier than Patrick Vieira and Zidane — within the event that was his swansong — fired France into the quarterfinals.
Spain’s three-peat
Spain lastly managed their first aggressive win over Les Bleus within the quarterfinals of Euro 2012.
Spanish gamers have a good time after profitable the Euro 2012 soccer championships last in Kiev.
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On his a centesimal worldwide look, Xabi Alonso scored each objectives in Donetsk with an early diving header and late penalty to seal France’s destiny.
Spain would go on to win a 3rd consecutive main event after Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.
Mbappe wins the Nations League
The latest assembly between the edges noticed France win the Nations League last 2-1 in Milan in controversial style three years in the past.
France’s forwards Kylian Mbappe and ahead Karim Benzema
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Two objectives in just two minutes sparked the ultimate into life as Mikel Oyarzabal fired Spain in entrance earlier than Karim Benzema’s gorgeous strike levelled issues.
Actual Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe then scored the winner as a delicate stepover outfoxed Unai Simon.
Spain had been livid the objective was allowed to face as Mbappe had clearly been standing in an offside place, however the VAR official didn’t intervene as he deemed Eric Garcia’s tried clearance as a deliberate play on the ball.
